This week we are bringing back Alyssa Clark to chat all about her win at the rugged and challenging Ouray 100!!!

The Ouray 100 has over 40,000ft of elevation gain over the course of 100 miles and sends runners exploring one of the prettiest areas in all of Colorado. The course profile looks absolutely insane and Alyssa not only finished the race but won the whole thing.

In this episode Alyssa, her husband and crew Codi and her pacer Anna Albrecht (who was on episode #196 of this podcast) share their experience taking this on! From lightning storms to extreme exhaustion, this one has it all!

Hope you all enjoy the podcast! Alyssa is absolutely incredible and will be taking on the Tor Des Geants in a few weeks so we can all root her on! Thanks to Cori and Anna for coming on too, I had an absolute blast!

SIDE NOTE: Last time she came on the podcast Alyssa talked about her 95 marathons in 95 straight days and now she has become an official Guiness Book of World Records holder for that endeavor.

MORE FROM ALYSSA CLARK:

Today Article: https://www.today.com/health/guinness-world-record-alyssa-clark-ran-95-marathons-95-days-t228026

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theory_in_motion/

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This week we are chatting with the host of the Do Big Things Podcast and the creator of Big Things Crewing Adam McRoberts!!

Adam is passionate about all things ultrarunning and has dedicated his time in supporting others towards their HUGE GOALS!!

In this episode we talk all about Adam’s journey into ultrarunning starting in Wisconsin and ending up in Colorado! We also chat about his experience fighting MMA and all the lessons he has learned along the way.

Big Things Crewing is an excellent group who travel around supporting through crewing, aid station work, pacing and coaching! Definitely check them out if you are in need of some support during your adventure!

Huge thanks to Adam!! I truly enjoyed this conversation!

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Big Things Crewing: https://www.big-things-crewing.com

Do Big Things Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/do-big-things/id1501356857

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In this episode, previous Leadville finishers and incredible ultrarunners Tim Barr and Kaitlyn Yonke share their best advice for all the folks taking on the Leadville 100 this weekend!!

It’s also an episode full of stories from Leadville (a race they are both extremely passionate about) and just solid advice for anyone taking on a big endurance race!

Hope you all enjoy!!

MORE FROM KAITLYN YONKE:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kkroo917/

Runinfinite: https://runinfinite.com

Adrenalin Project: https://theadrenalinproject.com

MS Run the US: https://www.msruntheus.org

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bstokd/?hl=en

“All Things Trail Running” Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjnUcQ7TGNsk4hnLzgF1oOA

All Things Trail Running Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allthingstrailrunning/

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This week I’m chatting with Tonya Littlehales and Geof Hasegawa about their EPIC quest to ride their bicycles from Alaska to Argentina.

Twenty years ago they both decided to jump way outside their comfort zones to take this adventure on. They showed up to Alaska having little experience bikepacking and little experience in endurance sports and spent the next two years problem solving, battling mosquitos, camping, surviving blizzards and the unknowns as they figured out how to bike across two continents.

This episode is all about what they experienced, what they learned, and how they have applied these lessons to their lives afterwards. We also discuss adventure just becoming part of who you are and how it expands your view of the world.

I hope you enjoy the episode as these two are truly wonderful people who I am proud to have crossed paths with!! And I hope it inspires in you the same sense of adventure talking with Tonya and Geof stirs in me!

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This week, I sat down with one of my best friends Brady Manriquez to tell him all about my experience filming the Desert RATS Stage Race earlier this summer.

In this episode, we talk about what the project has been like from my perspective, how the week was a culmination of a lifelong dream, how amazing it was to collaborate with my buddies/filmmakers, and the lessons I took away from the whole event.

As always it seems when I talk with Brady, our conversation is all over the place. There are lots of laughs, tears, and philosophizing on life.

Thanks again for everyone who contributed to the project on Indiegogo. There will be many updates along the way as we go through the editing process over the next year. I cannot wait for you all to experience this amazing event through our film!!

(SIDE NOTE: As much as I wanted to share tales of the incredible humans taking this thing on, I had to hold back so you can actually see their stories and feel the beauty of the trail through the film. So, in other words, this conversation is mostly about what it was like to film a six day stage race rather than the awesome adventures that came out of it for the racers!)

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Imagine going after a Hardrock entry for nearly a decade before finally getting your shot. How deep would you be willing to dig for something you’ve been working towards for years? What would you learn by pushing yourself to your absolute limits in your relentless pursuit of the finish line?

That’s the story of this week’s guest Terry Miller! With 12 minutes and 17 seconds to spare Terry was the last person who was able to cross the finish line and kiss the rock at this year’s race through the rugged San Juan Mountains. The race was all at once a dream come true and the most difficult event he had ever endured.

In this episode Terry shares his incredible story of the race along with some tales from 14ers (which he’s climbed all of) and some reflections on dad mode.

Hope you guys enjoy the episode!! Terry is quite the incredible human being!

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/terrysrunning

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrysrunning/

Appearance on the Do Big Things Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/91-last-man-standing-at-the-2021-hardrock-100-terry-miller/id1501356857?i=1000530132864

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This week we are chatting with Lucja Leonard about her recent finish of the Mohican 100, her history as an ultra runner and her upcoming challenge taking on the triple crown of 200s!!

Lucja recently went back to the Mohican 100 in Ohio to complete the very first 100 she attempted. In this episode we chat all about her experience getting payback on this race before diving into stage racing and how she is training for her upcoming attempt at tackling Bigfoot, Tahoe and Moab.

We also talked briefly about crewing her husband Dion at the Badwater 135 (the race just finished and we recorded this episode a few weeks ago! I’m happy to report that Dion placed 6th in a very stacked field in a ridiculously hard ultra marathon).

Hope you guys enjoy the episode!!

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Support Lucja’s Triple Crown Fundraiser for Pink Ribbon Foundation : https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/triplecrown-lucja

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This week we welcome back one of my favorite people in the world Thomas Mullins!

Thomas is an excellent ultrarunner and adventurer who has taught me more about the sport than anyone else. He is a wealth of knowledge and always seems so cool and collected during these epic adventures.

As a multitime 200 miler finisher it was really interesting to get his perspective on the newly created Cocodona 250. The race seems like an absolute beast that takes runners 250 miles through the rugged deserts and mountains of Arizona. With a stoic sense of relentless forward progress, Thomas battled his way through what seems like an extremely difficult beginning 60 miles, possible ufo sightings (that’s a first for the show!), running out of water and brief battles of negative self talk.

He is a huge proponent of slowing down and taking inventory during these big adventures and this episode highlights how that strategy pays off big time!!

It’s hard to express how much I appreciate this dude! I’m so glad our paths crossed! Much love buddy!

Hope you enjoy this episode!!

Talking about the upcoming Desert RATS stage race with Tim Barr and Phil Pinti!! Enjoy!!

Track them here: https://live.enabledtracking.com/rats21/

This week I’m very excited to sit down and chat with a great neighbor, friend, and fellow lover of the mountains of Colorado Mike Mikucki!!

Mike’s quest to climb all the Colorado 14ers (Mountains over 14,000 feet) started when he was very young. Over his teenage years his dad and him began hiking these mountains during the summer until eventually they found themselves finishing every single one of the 58 or 53 or 54 (depending on how you qualify what makes a 14er).

This is the first of hopefully a few episodes where Mike shares his adventures climbing these mountains! It has it all- literal cliffhangers, lightning storms, altitude sickness, and two dads dreaming of the day they will hike these with their kids!!

Enjoy!!

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